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Articles in issue 2018 - 5

Sports & Leisure Facilities

Community sports planning – how many sports fields are enough?

Almost all sporLangtextts authorities have the aim of achieving a the most varied and widely positioned range of sports facilities of highest possible quality in their own community. This naturally, in accord with the means at hand, existing sports clubs and the area available. But the growing number of sports and sporting trends does not make this planning any easier and the demands of the various clubs are a further additional factor. ...

Sports & Leisure Facilities

Artificial turf pitches – when does the surface need replacing?

Artificial turf in the sports field sector continues to boom. The high number of hours of use, weather resistance and competition between clubs are all reasons for a further increase in the number of artificial turf pitches being installed. ...

Playground Report

The water playground in Müntepark – A meeting place for all generations

A framework plan was created as early as 2013 for the town planning of the central district around Müntepark in the town of Diepholz. One important objective of the proposed measures was the development and opening of the park into the district and improved access. ...

Coverstory

Water-based fun and cooling-off for children of all age groups in Vienna

During the warmer days in Vienna, many parents and their children look for alternative ways to cool off that don't require them to visit a pool. Vienna's water playgrounds offer ideal venues at which to spend a playful afternoon in the refreshing chill of water. ...

Events

GaLaBau-Fair 2018 – Four inspiring trade fair days in Nuremberg’s full halls

After four communicative trade fair days, the 23rd Gala Bau Trade Fair in Nuremberg ended with a new visitor record. For the first time ever, 72,005 trade visitors were welcomed, which is 12.3 percent more than in 2016 (64,138 trade visitors).
Event Director Stefan Dittrich is more than satisfied and summarised: „The atmosphere was simply marvellous.“...

Playground Report

The Ohrn water playground in Öhringen

In addition to the provisions made for the 2016 State Horticultural Show that was held in the town of Öhringen in Baden-Württemberg, the town had long been considering upgrading its urban open spaces and park facilities. ...

Playground Report

Magical place takes you back in time to a bygone era

The children’s playground “Nürnburger Wall” (Nürnburg rampart) was redesigned along the theme “East Frisian chieftains”, paying homage to East Frisia’s history. On the one hand, this theme did justice to the historic site of the Nürnburg rampart, and on the other hand, it offered the opportunity to create a unique, very individual facility with a high play value and an equally high information potential. ...

Planning, Designing, Building

Water playgrounds - wet play value

Playing wherever the shoes and shirts get wet, regardless of whether in puddles or at the beach, is and will remain a favourite game. But why? Is it that water has such a strong fascination for children because of its many faces and facets? ...

Planning, Designing, Building

Water games – which standards need to be followed and how can costs be saved

Many planners and also municipalities shy away from using water on playgrounds. They believe the technology is too complex, operation too elaborate and the costs too high. However, the (playful) handling of water is one of the most elementary experiences that people can have. This is one of the reasons why designs with water are some of the most fascinating outdoor elements. At the same time, the planning process must address not only the design issues but also the technical requirements as well as hazards and calculable risks. This article will provide some fundamental pointers and advice for planning water playgrounds or water elements on playgrounds. ...

Planning, Designing, Building

The water playground in the Archaeological Park in Xanten

In 2005, Rhineland Regional Council (LVR) decided to add a water playground to the existing play area within Xanten's Archaeological Park, an attraction designed to give visitors an impression of what the former Roman settlement of Colonia Ulpia Traiana located here was like. ...

Planning, Designing, Building

Water as the defining element

One of the most prominent features of the State Horticultural Show held in Bamberg in 2012 was the fish ladder constructed in an old arm of the River Regnitz. In order to bring visitors and more especially children closer to this newly created habitat, two of the five play areas constructed for the show were designated as 'water playgrounds' and located close to the fish ladder and old river arm. ...

Planning, Designing, Building

The water world with a water playground

The new water playground at Norikusbucht Cove on the southern banks of Wöhrder See Lake in Nuremberg is the most important ‘attraction’ in this section of the area of the park besides the new swimming bay and the movement parcours and was created when this 1970s park was renovated and redesigned.